Hot Cross Buns

Traditionnel (Angleterre) · Level 1 (Novice) · traditional · Piano

The cry of the Easter bun sellers that became a nursery rhyme (18th century): just three notes, the very first piece for many beginners. An easy arrangement in C major: the right hand plays the tune, the left hand only plays the bass of each chord, one held note at a time.

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How to practise it

• Listen first: the site plays it while the score scrolls.
• Wait mode: the score waits for you at every note, at your own pace.
• Tempo challenge: play in time, with a score and a map of the bars you got right.
• Start with the right hand alone in Wait mode: the tune lies almost entirely under the five fingers, with no shifting. Then add the left hand, which only changes note with the chord.

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Source : Arrangement Note after Note d’après la comptine traditionnelle anglaise · Public Domain